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The best of the best in Alabama High
School Football over the past 100 seasons.

2012 Season in Review - Coaches

One of the most
difficult things to keep track of around here at AHSFHS.org are the coaches
and their won/loss records. It is a process that seems to never end with
coaches getting fired or resigning immediately following a season and
throughout the off season. Thanks to some of our friends who keep us
informed of coaching changes the process is somewhat easier than it could
become.

Keeping track of
coaching changes is just one facet of the never ending job. The other
involves keeping track of the wins and losses for each of these coaches.
Over seven thousand coaches have walked the sidelines of the high school
football fields the past one hundred years in Alabama and most of them we
now have in our records.

The most elite coaches can be found by
looking at some of the information derived from our database over the years.
The coaches with the best winning percentage would be a great place to
start. A look into the active coaches with the highest winning percentage
and 100 wins across the state may yield a few surprises.

Laron White the head coach at Tanner and David Lowery
from Brantley lead this list which may come as a
surprise to some. Tanner has found success under the guidance of Coach White
since 2003 by winning ten games in a season a total of eight times and going
to the Super Six the past two seasons winning a title in 2012.

The Bulldogs from Brantley have been very successful under the guidance
of their coach since 1999 winning twelve of fourteen region championships
and two state championships including the most recent. As a matter of fact
six of the top twenty coaches won state titles in 2012.

Coach

won

lost

tied

pct

Team

1

Laron White

105

21

0

83.3%

Tanner

2

David Lowery

168

37

0

82.0%

Brantley

3

Bobby Carr

128

29

0

81.5%

Edgewood
Academy

4

Paul Benefield

200

48

0

80.6%

Fyffe

5

John
Mothershed

193

49

0

79.8%

Deshler

6

Mark Freeman

137

35

0

79.7%

Spanish Fort

7

Danny Horn

245

65

0

79.0%

Benjamin
Russell

8

Jamie Riggs

273

75

0

78.4%

T.R. Miller

9

Josh Niblett

134

38

0

77.9%

Hoover

10

Randy Ragsdale

218

66

0

76.8%

Trinity

11

Terry Curtis

232

74

0

75.8%

UMS-Wright

12

Fred Yancey

225

72

0

75.8%

Briarwood
Christian

13

Steve Giddens

138

47

0

74.6%

Clay County
Central

14

Brent Hubbert

105

36

0

74.5%

Maplesville

15

Robert Godsey

135

47

0

74.2%

Hartselle

16

David Powell

164

59

0

73.5%

McAdory

17

Stephen Hooks

156

57

0

73.2%

Westminster
Christian

18

Danny Powell

101

37

1

73.2%

Jackson

19

Mark Rose

129

49

0

72.5%

Smiths Station

20

Steve Smith

160

61

0

72.4%

Piedmont

21

Stacy Luker

161

62

0

72.2%

Sweet Water

Only
two coaches in history have left the high school coaching ranks with winning
percentages greater than ninety percent. They are Bill Clark (106-11) and
James Porch (115-12-2). Coach Clark should be a familiar name from his glory
years at Prattville before moving to the college ranks while Coach Porch
spent his years at Verbena, Ft. Payne and Oneonta.

The coaches with the
most overall wins is a list of names recognizable to most every Friday night
fan in the state. Leading the way is Buddy Anderson of Vestavia Hills. Coach
Anderson became the coach of the Rebels in 1978 and has remained with the
school since. He is only thirteen wins behind Waldon Tucker the all time
leader in coaching wins with 309 and could become the coach with the most
wins in 2013 with a great season or early in 2014. Coach Anderson won titles
in 1980 and 1998 with the Rebels.

Coach

won

lost

tied

pct

Team

1

Buddy Anderson

296

123

0

70.6%

Vestavia Hills

2

Robby James

275

114

1

70.7%

Marengo Academy

3

Jamie Riggs

273

75

0

78.4%

T.R. Miller

4

Danny Horn

245

65

0

79.0%

Benjamin
Russell

5

Terry Curtis

232

74

0

75.8%

UMS-Wright

6

Fred Yancey

225

72

0

75.8%

Briarwood
Christian

7

Doug Goodwin

225

88

0

71.9%

Homewood

8

Glenn Vickery

224

99

0

69.3%

Daphne

9

Jackie O'Neal

221

96

0

69.7%

Reeltown

10

Randy Ragsdale

218

66

0

76.8%

Trinity

11

Russell
Jacoway

216

123

0

63.7%

Sand Rock

12

Dale Pruitt

211

85

0

71.3%

Ft. Payne

13

Mike Battles
Sr.

201

107

1

65.3%

Handley

14

Paul Benefield

200

48

0

80.6%

Fyffe

15

Billy Hamilton

198

115

0

63.3%

Clarke Prep

16

John
Mothershed

193

49

0

79.8%

Deshler

17

Lamar Harris

188

180

0

51.1%

Hubbertville

18

Johnny Wright

179

105

0

63.0%

Dora

19

David Lowery

168

37

0

82.0%

Brantley

20

Hugh Fountain

165

107

0

60.7%

Charles
Henderson

If you can help us fill in some blanks for any of the missing coaches it
would be greatly appreciated. Take a look through the team history of any
team and you may find missing coaches. If you can be of assistance email us
at AHSFHS.org. We strive to be as accurate as possible but there is endless
research yet to be completed. As always we will continue to research as long
as there is some source available.